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and the memo talks about, well, if capture would pose an undue risk for u.s. personnel, that would be a factor in determining that it was unfeasible. these were issues that were not clearly spelled out by the administration beforehand. they use language that's very ill-defined and open to broad interpretations, and i think that's why you're seeing so much attention to this issue now. >> but it's still a question, katty, as to whether lawmakers want to change the policy. because the debate we're hearing is are we getting access to the documents, how much oversight is there? and before you respond, let me play john brennan, who tried to clear some of the air about how difficult the process is that they go through. >> i think there is a misimpression on the part of some of the american people who believe that we take strikes to punish terrorists for past transgressio transgressions. nothing could be further from the truth. we only take such actions as a last resort to save lives, when there is no other alternative to taking an action that's going to mitigate that
and the memo talks about, well, if capture would pose an undue risk for u.s. personnel, that would be a factor in determining that it was unfeasible. these were issues that were not clearly spelled out by the administration beforehand. they use language that's very ill-defined and open to broad interpretations, and i think that's why you're seeing so much attention to this issue now. >> but it's still a question, katty, as to whether lawmakers want to change the policy. because the debate...
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not only is virginia home to the pentagon, the world's largest u.s. navy base, but a hub for major defense contractors such as aircraft builders. so the impact over 200,000 jobs, second only to california. you can't want this automatic spending cut to go forward. >> you know, clearly this is not, david, the best way to go about trying to chroontrol spending. and we have demonstrated in the house two separate occasions -- one of the bills we put across the floor and passed i was the sponsor of for that reason. these are indiscriminate cuts. we can do a lot better. what i hope to be able to hear from the president in the state of the union is he wants to join us in trying to effect much smarter cuts in spending. >> but that's what he's saying. >> we don't have to have the impact that you just described. >> why not work with him on short-term measure which he is talking about to delay this, find a different way to go about some of the cuts? >> the problem is, david, every time you turn around the answer is to raise taxes. and, you know, he just got his t
not only is virginia home to the pentagon, the world's largest u.s. navy base, but a hub for major defense contractors such as aircraft builders. so the impact over 200,000 jobs, second only to california. you can't want this automatic spending cut to go forward. >> you know, clearly this is not, david, the best way to go about trying to chroontrol spending. and we have demonstrated in the house two separate occasions -- one of the bills we put across the floor and passed i was the...
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u.s. limited in fight against north african militants. the united states is struggling to confront an uptick in threats in the newest hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the obama administration weighs who you to keep islamic extremists from jeopardizing national security without launching war. we want to put up a map here. and explain to people where this is. egypt, libya, algeria, mali, niger. when i read about the idea that we don't have enough intelligence, we've known about al qaeda in north africa since before 9/11. this is the original safe haven of osama bin laden, was north africa. did we drop the ball? >> you know, when al qaeda attacked the united states on 9/11, and it became clear that we had to go to war on terrorism against al qaeda, we focused on al qaeda's core leadership and where they were at. and we've done that. we've gone after them in pakistan, afghanistan, and going after them in yemen, going after them in somalia. yes, they are out there. >> it's been out there a long time, right? it's n
u.s. limited in fight against north african militants. the united states is struggling to confront an uptick in threats in the newest hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the obama administration weighs who you to keep islamic extremists from jeopardizing national security without launching war. we want to put up a map here. and explain to people where this is. egypt, libya, algeria, mali, niger. when i read about the idea that we don't have enough intelligence, we've...